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Jinho

Jo Jin-ho (Korean: 조진호; born April 17, 1992), commonly known by the mononym Jinho, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer, vocal coach and member of South Korean boy group Pentagon under Cube Entertainment. In 2023, he participated in the JTBC singing competition program Phantom Singer 4, where his quartet Crezl ultimately placed third and officially debuted.

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Jinho
진호
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Jinho in April 2019 during promotions for Pentagon's Genie:us mini album
Born
Jo Jin-ho

(1992-04-17) April 17, 1992 (age 33)
Bucheon, South Korea[1]
Other names
  • Jino
  • Mush
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • vocal coach
Musical career
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
조진호
Hanja
趙珍虎
Revised RomanizationJo Jinho
McCune–ReischauerCho Chinho
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He is a former SM Entertainment trainee and member of the project group SM the Ballad. After leaving SM Entertainment in 2015, Jinho became a vocal coach. Since then, he has trained Cube labelmates (G)I-dle and Yoo Seon-ho, among others.[2]

Early life

Jinho was born in Bucheon, South Korea on April 17, 1992. When he was seven, his family moved to Daejeon. At the age of 15, he lived in Qingdao, China, for eight months due to family and work before settling in Seoul.[3][4]

He decided to become a singer after watching Brian McKnight and Johan Kim perform a duet of McKnight's "One Last Cry."[5]

Career

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2008–2014: Everysing win and SM the Ballad

In 2008, Jinho won first place in the SM Everysing Contest. He later became a trainee through SM Entertainment's casting system in the same year.[citation needed]

In November 2010, Jinho, under the name Jino, made his debut as a member of SM the Ballad alongside Super Junior's Kyuhyun, Shinee's Jonghyun, and TraxX's Jay.[6] The group had great reception, and their debut EP Miss You reached number one on the Gaon Album Chart.[7] He was then preparing to debut in another group, but plans fell through and the group was ultimately not formed.[1] In 2013, he was cast in the musical Summer Snow.[8]

2015–present: Departing SM Entertainment, debut with Pentagon and musical roles

In 2015, Jinho left SM Entertainment and began working as a singing tutor at Modern K Academy.[9] Modern K Academy encouraged Jinho to audition at Cube, as their CEO has close connections with Cube Entertainment and had a hand in creating Pentagon, being in charge of talent development.[10] In February, he was part of a vocal project group, Seorin-dong Children (서린동 아이들) with Hui and another female singer. They released a remake of Lee Won-jin [ko] and Ryu Keum-deok's 1994 classic "For All the New Lovers". The group wasn't originally supposed to consist of them, but after receiving a good response from Cube Artist Development for the recorded guide, the company decided to release it on streaming sites.[11] In February 2016, Jinho was featured in K.Shin's song "Perception" alongside Hwang Sung-dae under the name Mush. The name was intended to be Mu$h, but he forgot to tell K.Shin to add a dollar sign instead of an 's'.[12]

Making it through the audition process, Jinho participated in Pentagon Maker making it to the final lineup and debuting with the group on October 10, 2016.[13][14]

In 2017, Jinho started a personal project titled "Magazine Ho" releasing covers in various genres and languages on the last of each month. With this project he has worked with and featured other artists such as CLC's Sorn, (G)I-dle's Jeon So-yeon, HYNN, and band mates Hongseok, Shinwon, Hui, Kino, and Yeo One.

On March 17, 2018, Jinho held his first mini live concert which is a part of his Magazine Ho cover songs project.[15]

In September, it was announced that Jinho would star in the musical Iron Mask as Raul, the son of Athos who admires his father and dreams of becoming a royal general. The musical ran from September 13 to November 18 at the Kwanglim Art Center, Seoul. He rotated the role with musical actor, Shin Hyun-mook and actor Yoo Hyun-seok.[16]

On December 17, 2018, Cube announced his second mini live concert "Magazine Ho Vol.2 - Ready Ho" would be on 19 January 2019 at Ilchi Art Hall, and it sold out in seconds.[17] Members Hongseok and Kino were present as special guests during the concert.[18]

Jinho was cast in his fourth musical, Goddess is Watching You.[19] He played as the role of an innocent and pure North Korean soldier Ryu Soon Ho, who overcomes his trauma due to war with the belief in a goddess. The musical ran from November 14, 2019, to February 26, 2020, at the Daehangno Arts Theater in Seoul.[20]

Jinho held his 3rd solo mini live concert, "Magazine Ho Vol.3 - Off Stage" on January 11, 2020.[21] Due to high demand from fans, Cube Entertainment added an additional date to the concert. Jinho is set to open the first performance on January 10 to meet more fans.[22][23] He sang an unreleased song, "Gravity" together with member Kino which was composed and written by Kino.[24] Members Hui, Hongseok and Yeo One were also present as special guest.[25][26] In March, Jinho appeared on Mnet's music talk show Studio Music Hall 2. He was introduced as "high note terminator" performing a duet of Kim Kwang-seok's "At About Thirty" with Hui.[27]

2021–present: Phantom Singer, Crezl, Japanese mini album and departure from Cube

In March 2023, Jinho joined season 4 of Phantom Singer as a contestant.[28] His quartet, Crezl, ended up placing third in the final round.

Jinho released his first solo mini album, titled Cho:rd, on August 28. The album is a five-track Japanese project, with the lead single "Teddy Bear".[29]

On April 15th, 2025 Cube Entertainment announced that the contract with the singer has ended.[30]

Personal life

Mandatory military service

As part of his mandatory military service, Jinho enlisted as an active duty soldier on May 11, 2020.[31] Jinho prepared a small gift, "I'm Here", a self-composed solo song for his friends and bandmates who are running toward their dreams. Jinho explained, "When people are faced by exhaustion and discouragement, they bring back the old self of the day when they first dreamt of a dream. I hope that the voice of Pentagon's Jinho with the words 'You are doing great, so don't worry', will comfort everyone who listens to this song."[32] The song was made before he enlisted,[33] and only available through We:th physical album.[34]

On September 29, 2021, Jinho's agency announced that he will be discharged from military service on November 14, 2021, without returning to the unit after his final vacation, according to the Ministry guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19.[35]

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of EPs, with selected details, peak chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[36]
JPN
[37]
Cho:rd
  • Released: August 28, 2024
  • Label: Cube Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Goodbye with You"
  2. "Teddy Bear"
  3. "僕の君へ ~僕たちの瞬間~" (JPN) or "Dear Precious One, Our Shimmering Days" (KOR)
  4. "Over"
  5. "Marry-Go-Round" (JPN) or "Bad Criminal" (KOR)
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Singles

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Title Year Album
As lead artist
"Goodbye With You" 2024 Cho:rd
"Teddy Bear
Collaborations
"시작되는 연인들을 위해"
(서린동 아이들 (with Hui & Yongjoo)
2015 시작되는 연인들을 위해
"Happy Winter Song"
(with Hui)
2016 United Cube Project Part 2
"You Are"
(with Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yan An, Kino)
Pentagon
"Thank You"
(with Hui)
2017 Ceremony
"All My Heart" (진심)
(with Hui)[40]
2019 MBC What Is the First Place? Part 1
As featured artist
"Perception"
(K.Shin feat. Hwang Sung-dae, Mush (Jinho as Mush)
2016 Part.1: Seed of Truth
"Always"
(Jung Il-hoon feat. Jinho)
2018 Big Wave
Soundtrack appearances
"Just a Little Bit More" (조금만 더)
(with Rothy)
2018 What's Wrong with Secretary Kim OST
"Miss U"
(with Hui and Kino)
2019 On the Campus OST
"How Can I Do"
(with Hui and Wooseok)
Welcome to Waikiki 2 Part 4 OST[41]
"A-Ha!"
(with Kino)
2022 User Not Found OST
"Keep This Moment" (이 순간을 간직해) Love All Play OST
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Writing and production credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[42]

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Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2016 K.Shin (feat. Hwang Sung-dae, Mush)[43] "Perception" Part.1 : Seed Of Truth No Yes K.Shin, Hwang Sung-dae, Moodin, Soriheda
Pentagon "Find Me" (나를 찾아줘) Non-album release Yes E'Dawn Yes E'Dawn, Hongseok, Park Jae Sun, Tiger JK
"UP" Non-album release No Yes Yeo One, Shinwon, Yan An, Wooseok
2017 "To Universe" (소중한약속) Ceremony Yes Kang Dong-ha, E'Dawn, Yuto, Wooseok Yes Kang Dong-Ha
"One More Night" (오늘까지만) Demo 01 Yes Ferdy, E'Dawn, Adachi Yuto, Wooseok Yes Ferdy
"All Right" Demo 02 Yes Son Young-jin, E'Dawn, Adachi Yuto, Wooseok Yes Son Young-jin
2018 "Think About You" (생각해) Positive Yes Kang Dong-ha, E'Dawn, Adachi Yuto, Wooseok Yes Kang Dong-Ha
2019 "Can't forget (忘れられない) " Shine Yes 藤田リュウジ Yes Kang Dong-Ha
"Round 1" (Bonus track) Genie:us Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo One, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick
"SUMMER!" Sum(me:r) Yes Wooseok No
"Round 2" (Bonus track) Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok Yes Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeo one, Yanan, Yuto, Kino, Wooseok, MosPick
2020 "Talk" Universe: The Black Hall Yes Wooseok No
Glay (feat. Pentagon) "I'm loving you" (Korean Ver.) Non-album release Yes Wooseok, Kubo Takuro No
Pentagon "I'm Here" (Jinho solo) WE:TH Yes Yes
2022 "Feelin' Like"[44] In:vite U Yes HAEE, Kino, Wooseok No
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Filmography

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
2017Hello, My Twenties! 2Cameomember of idol group Asgard[45]
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Variety shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Pentagon Maker Contestant
2019 King of Mask Singer as "Young Master", Seollal Idol Special ep [46]
Rewriting The Chart Show, Number 1 Now Is? [47]
2020 Studio Music Hall 2 with Hui, episode 10 [27]
2023 Phantom Singer Season 4 [28]
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Theater

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Year Title Original title Role Notes
2013–2014Summer SnowLee Suhyun[8][48]
2017–2018All Shook Up올슉업Dean HydeKorean Ver.[49]
2018Iron Mask아이언 마스크Raul[16]
2019–2020Goddess is Watching You여신님이 보고 계셔Ryu Soon Ho[19]
2022 Midnight Sun 태양의 노래 Jung Ha-ram [50]
Ocean 오션스 Sky (Halbo) [51]
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Concerts

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Date City Country Events Venue Attendance Ref.
March 17, 2018 Seoul South Korea Mini Live Magazine Ho Hana Tour V Hall [15]
January 19, 2019 Mini Live Magazine Ho Vol.2 - Ready Ho Ilchi Art Hall [17]
January 10, 2020 Mini Live Magazine Ho Vol.3 - Off Stage Nodeul Live House 900 [52]
January 11, 2020 900 [53]
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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019
I'm CELUV's 100th Special Awards
Fatal Attraction (손해배상) Won [54][55]
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